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Youth in Action

The Nation is currently featuring a profile on 24-year old activist Sophya Chum, a Long Beach City College student who's been empowering young women and advocating for immigrant rights since she was just a sophomore...

The Nation is currently featuring a profile on 24-year old activist Sophya Chum, a Long Beach City College student who’s been empowering young women and advocating for immigrant rights since she was just a sophomore... The Nation is currently featuring a profile on 24-year old activist Sophya Chum, a Long Beach City College student who’s been empowering young women and advocating for immigrant rights since she was just a sophomore in high school. She’s now a program coordinator at Khmer Girls in Action, a community organization that aims to build the leadership skills of Southeast Asian teens.

And while you’re on thenation.com, be sure to read their fantastic listicle on the top youth activism victories of 2008. It recaps last year’s biggest triumphs, from national young voter registration efforts during the election to Oakland, California’s local ballot initiative Proposition 00, which increased mandatory funding for youth programs by $16 million a year.